123samic Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Hi, I was wondering if instead of having a hood and chimney on my forge (seen here) '?do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>> I could simply suspend a piece of 12 inch ducting above my firepot Thanks, Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Yes but it won't be as effective as making a side draft smoke hood out of it. Simply lower it till it's resting on the forge table and then take a pair of tin snips and cut an opening on the fire side like a small "living room" fire place. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJergensen Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Go watch Daniel Lea My Forge on youtube: He's got what you describe (see about 1:38 in the vid). It seems to work. I'm with Frosty, tho on side-draft. Note: make the opening no bigger than the cross section of your ducting. You've got about 113 sq in to play with. Something about 10"x10" would work well. The reason for this is that you want a high velocity here to "pull in" the smoke. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandolin Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I posted this awhile back: I couldn't manage to find any metal fab shops that would take on such a small job as cutting sheet metal for making my Super-Sucker side draft hood. Then one day at work at our office I saw an ancient, dinged up 2-drawer filing cabinet that was being tossed out....and the lights came on! The back/top was ideal and just needed liberated with an angle grinder & cut-off wheel! I I drew out lines for the height and angled sides, made the cuts...and presto! All it needed was the frame around the front and round hole cut in the top. This solved a lot of worry over cutting, bending, & welding the main box. Frosty gave great advice. See plans for Super-Sucker. The description above works tremendously good...and is *one* way to address your needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctmtlsmth Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 I'm setting up my Buffalo hand crank blower forge outside. It is totally outdoors with no structural enclosure. Do I need a hood? Will it function fine without one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Yes it'll work without a hood but no matter which way the wind blows you'll be breathing smoke and ash. Probably not too bad but. . . Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric sprado Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 An old newspaper vending machine is going to be my new hood if and when my left hand becomes functional again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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